Sample cutter for textile piece goods



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H. HUTTEN SAMPLE CUTTER FOR TEXTILE PICE GOODS Filed oct. 5, 194e IN VEN TOR.

Patented Oct. 4, 1949 UNITED STATES SAMPLE CUTTER FOR TEXTILE PIECE GOODS Herman Hutten, Easton, Pa.

Application October 5, 1948, Serial No. 52,804

12 claims. 1

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sample cutting and taking devices and has more specific reference to hand-used and operated cutting or shearing tool which serves to rapidly cut and take a sample of textile piece goods which is under tension and continuously in motion.

It kis a matter of common knowledge in the textile industry that piece goods samplesrhave to be taken from time to time for purposes of inspecting, checking, testing and for other purposes. At the present time it is the accepted practice to stop the machine, cut out the sample and then start the machin-e again. Manifestly, this slow and tedious practice materially interrupts the work, causes appreciable time loss and spoilage of certain yardage.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple, practical and reliable cutter which is such in construction that it penetrates the tensioned material, pierces the same, cuts the wanted sample or patch and then, in addition, catches hold of the thus cut sample for ready and easy removal for testing and other purposes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple, eilciently operable sample cutter and remover which is characterized by a pair of handle equipped levers having novel and improved cutting means on their work performing ends said means being unique and distinctive in that it functions to not only penetrate the moving material to temporarily connect the tool thereto, but anchors it, after which the second step of the completely severing is immediately performed, thereafter permitting automatically operable means, a simple penetrating and lifting hook, to come into play for plucking the sample for use.

In carrying out a preferred embodiment of the .invention I have evolved and produced a pair of handle equipped levers with a complemental head structure carried by one of the levers, and cutting means within the connes of the head structure, the latter being operable by the remaining lever, said means being characteristically new in that it compl-etely shears all four marginal edge portions of the selected patch and allows the latter to be lifted and moved while the textile material is continuously in motion and under tension.

Visualized more explicitly, the invention has to do with novel cutting means embodying a frame-like sheath rigid on the outer end of one lever and cutting means wholly housed, when not in use, within the confines of the sheath for 2 v protection, said cutting means being projectable and retractable, in relation to said sheath, under the action of the relatively movable lever'and permitting satisfactory accomplishment of the' three successive stages of penetrating and piero? ing the moving textile material, shearing the chosen patch appropriately, and then hooking said patch so that it may be `lifted and removed with the tool itself.

Briey the preferred embodiment of the invention has to do with a sheath of general rectangular form embodying spaced inner and outer walls with a cutter head having component portions movable between the respective wallson each marginal side of the frame, said cutter head being operable by a pivotally mounted lever carried by `the sheath, said sheath having another lever which serves as a handle and there being an operating connection between the first named lever and head whereby the latter is` telescoped and projected in relation to the sheath in order to obtain the progressive steps of piercing the cloth, shearing it and then catching hold of the sheared patch for lifting. l

Other objects, structural characteristics, and improvements, will become morerreadily appar- -ent from the following description and the accompanying illustrative drawings.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the vlews;

Figure l is a view of the sample cutting and taking tool 1in its entirety, parts being shown in elevation and other parts in section, thecutter .y head'being retracted in full lines and projected in dotted lines; Y

Figure 2 is a bottom plan View of the "tool as shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional and .elevational View through one corner portion;

Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of a fragmentary type looking at one corner portion and showing the relationship of shearing cutters;

Figure 5 is a top plan view with portions broken away for clearness of illustration of other parts;y

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view, on an enlarged scale, and based on Figure 3 Aand showing a preferred form of the cutting,teeth,'both sets ofthe latter. l

Referring now to the drawings (Figures Ito 5) by distinguishing reference numerals and accompanying lead lines, the numeral 9 designates one unit of the overall structure which maybe conveniently and bodily identiiied as a sheath.V This includes an outer wall or'rim I0 or rectangular form in bottom or top plan View, includes a top portion Il with a cruciform slot therein whose portions are identified by the numerals I2 and I3 (Figures 2 and 5). In addition, and forming an integral part of the sheath, is an inner Wall Iii and this is in spaced parallelism to the wall IEI said walls being suiiiciently spaced apart to provide accommodation space for the projectable and retractable portions-of thenovelrectangular cutter head. The wall IIll is -pr'ovide'd at lequidistant and spaced points with adapter and clearance notches I5 and is further provided with bayonet-type slots including vertical portions I6 and lateral end portions n fseerigures). `secured rigidly to one rim portion III and extending at right angles from same is a relatively-*stationary lever I 8 terminating in a suitable hand grip I9. On the diametricallyoppsite V"side'of the frame or sheath are upstanding lugs o'rfearsZll which serve to accommodate the laterally downturned end portionmZI of an-opposedrelatively vable' lever v2 2. "The Yportion 2 I is pivoted ybeenntlliea'rs' as"at"2.3 in'Figure'l. Also the lvr`22` hasahrid grip 24 opposed to the hand grip I9. A' coiled spring 25 is interposed between tli'e"ttvo"levrs andoperates to press the levers normally apart. l

*"Tlie'uttr head comprises -a `frame unit which icld's'c'lplintal cr'uciformv portions 26 and 2l and said portions 26 and Z'I'integrally connect wth'the iictgularframeproper 28 which opefr'tesih the spa'esb'etween'the walls I0 and I4. The cfit'tr "head frame also-includes integrated upstaiidigfspaced'parallelactuating ears'29 with whichltheitrndiate portion-of the lever 23 hasopratingcnectin as atl-I0. Referring furth' tothe'fframeportin-of the' cutter head it is x'a'dfe'p' of four cutters, 'that is one on each Hia'r'gnalfportinof"the sheath. These cutters 'iight'be -defined' as Vir'n'iividual shears and each 'f shears resembles a sickle-bar construction af'ifdincludes a 'toothedrig'id' or xed toothed comb 3 l" to" ioeperate4 with the' cutting" teeth of a relatitly'riprcble cttrvbar 32 4which latter has an assembling and keyingange 33 mounted and shitably slidable in a "keying groove 33an provided in the Vframe 2 8. The shiftable cutterA bar 32'in`ch`ir'ista`cehas` pins`34 eXtendng 'laterally therefrom aridperable in the aforementioned bayonet slotsjjas'shown in Figure I3. That is to say, eac'hVpin'is headed and slidable from the uppermost position in the slot as shown in Figure 1 to: theA downmo'st position shown in Figure 3. A s the pin moves downwardly through the portion Ijl-` ofthe-s1otits action isi toproject the combs of the respective cutters. Then, as it'moves iurther downwardly and the pinl rides into theportion Il it imparts a lateral movement to the relatively shiftable cutter-bar-and obviously thus provides the-`desired-shearing `or'-complete cutting step. =1t-'Will be seen therefore that the sheath-is characterized by la substantially rectangular shell or frame with-inner"and outer Walls "definingfouri marginaladapters for lfour individual 'but simultarieous'ly operableeutters. t-The Vfour' cutterst go togetheru to* make -up -the principal part --of -the cutter` head and the cutter head is pro-jectable and retractable `in relation tothe sheath. 'The sheath is held by the handle I8 orfthe' hand-- grip I 9' I of: said 'hand-le. `The '-hand grip 24Av is heldin opposed relationand is--pressed` by\ Way-ofthe handle I9"a'gain`st` the tension spring' 2S-fand this impartsk movement tofthe earsf 29' vwhich f ears jin turnprdject'said 'cutterfhead Thecutter f-head is AJnormally within *the-connuesof the `sheath and therefore out of the way as shown in Figure l. When, however, the lever 22 is pressed to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1 the entire cutter head is projected outwardly beyond the rim portion of the sheath. The first step is to press the pointed ends of the respective teeth 3| and 32 of the cutters through the moving fabric, that is the moving strip of textile piece goods. This vfirst -step"attaches or connects f the tool to the moying`materi'al. The next step' is the shearing step. This is brought about by the cam action of the headed pins 34 operating in the properly shaped slots I5 and I1, as is obvious. It will beunde'rstood that both the cutter guard and "cutter bar move out simultaneously to complete Ythe rststp whereas the second step is one in which the cutter bar I3 reciprocates in relation `to the'cutterg'ard as both are being further projected. It follows that the shearing action now severs completely the sample which takes the form of a rectangular patch- Toi complete-the operation I provide a.pickupmember which s-a resilient armor ingerf3k5-of1the type-shoWn-in Figure`2. lIt'has a samplepiercinghook at its free end and the other end is suitably tattached-to and anchored onl thel top wallv I I- of the sheath as at 31. 'Theleve'r `22bea rs against the headed end of a plunger rod 38 -wh-ich projects slidablvy through an opening' provided therefor in the cutterheadat the center--ofl-the latter and under this. pr-incipleof construction duringtheffinal orf third step;- the plunger 38emgages uthe "finger 35an'dfflexes same so that lit reaches out, catches'hol'd of thepatchandthus i holds the patch 4on thel toolwhile the toolis lifted from the moving cloth. Hence, the sample is now ready for use.

Reference is had now tofthe modificationyillustijated,`fragmentarilytin Figure 6. Here the sheath -unitis denoted bylthenumeral i0y and comprises, as-before covered, a'substantially rectangular shell Vclfiaracterizedby e. slotted.V top 'wall 4I,-an outer Ymarginal r-iirr4 orwall 42, aninner spaced-integral wall @3; `the -latter having keying and assembling slots-'Mi at`` the necessary points to-acccmimodate` the cruciformarms A-45 onthe cutter'- head unit' 46. :The -latterf unit' is fundamentally the same astheone-already vdescribed and -is y characterized `primarily by frame members 41 whichis slidahly` operable-in the channel vorspace provided -between thawalls Wand-Lis. iThe outermost toothedcomb 4.is IdenotedA by thef-numerallland the inner corriplem'ental comb isidenoted 'by the numeralda -These parts may also be referred to ascutterf guard and Vcutter bar' respectively, vif: preferred. 4In-larry jevent the Y*body portionsof the teeth 'in the outer'comb 48 are lhat, as at 50 and in firm slidable contact withthe` inner-s'urfacefof thewa'll- 42. 'LThen' the 'teeth proper aref-taperedfor beveled asratl and the: straight surfaces 52 ifare in 'contact i with `corresponding straight" surfac'esprovided'ion' thezy teeth-lin@ the comb t9; jThief-part 139? has-flange means? 53 operating-ina -Akeyway -or Agroove't providedy headedi-'pinsd alreadytmenticn'ed. Thefoperation of the cutting teeth in this form of the invention is precisely the same as that already d escribed.- The only difference in the structure seen in Figure 6 is the difference in the shapes 'and relationship of the respective sets of cutting teeth. The styles of teeth shown in Figure 6 are preferred overthe styles illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction with the invention as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features of merit-andnovelty sufficient to clarify the construction of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Minor changes in shape, size, materials Vand rearrangement of parts may be resorted to in actual practice so long as no departure is made from the invention as claimed.

Having described the claimed as new is:

l. A `sample cutter for cutting a patch from piece goods while the latter is in motion and under tension comprising a cutter head embodying relatively stationary and movable toothed cutter members and handle equipped lever means for handling the tool and actuating the cutters including an encasing sheath for said cutters, one lever being rigidly attached to said sheath and the other lever being hingedly mounted for relative movement on the sheath and said cutters being projectable and retractable in relation to invention, what is the sheath and normally housed in an out-of-theway and safe position Within the coniines of the sheath when not in use.

2. The structure specied in claim l, together with a resilient hooked finger carried by the cutter means and adapted to be brought into play to releasably engage the cut sample before the latter has been completely severed.

3. A hand operated simple cutting and taking device for moving textile piece goods comprising a casing-like sheath, a lever rigidly attached at one end to said sheath and provided with a handle, projectable and retractable cutter means mounted for slidable and shiftable operation within the confines of said sheath, a second lever hingedly mounted on said sheath, said second lever being provided with a handle opposed to the rst named handle, and an operating connection between the second lever and the said projectable and retractable cutter means.

4. A hand operated sample cutting and taking device for moving textile piece goods comprising a casing-like sheath, a lever rigidly attached at one end to said sheath and provided with a handle, projectable and retractable cutter means mounted for slidable and shiftable operation within the connes of said sheath, a second lever hingedly mounted on said sheath, said second lever being provided with a handle opposed to the rst named handle, and an operating connection between the second lever and said projectable and retractable cutter means, said cutter means embodying a frame and each of the frame members embodying a relatively fixed cutter guard and a cooperable contacting relatively movable cutter bar.

5. A hand applied, moved and actionable sample cutter ad-apted to be used while a run of textile piece goods is in motion and under tension comprising a sheath, a lever rigidly attached to said sheath and provided with a handle, ya second lever pivotally mounted on said sheath and provided with a handle opposed to the rst handle, spring means interposed between said levers fornormally spreading same apart, a projectable and retractable cutter head telescopically mounted in said `sheath adapted to be projected beyond the sheath, said cutter head embodying a relatively xed toothed cutter guard and a complemental relatively shiftable and shearing cutter bar cooperable therewith, and an operating connection between the cutter head and second named lever.

6. A hand applied, moved and actionable sample cutter adapted to be used while a run of textile piece goods is in motion and under tension comprising a sheath, a lever rigidly attached to said sheath and provided with a handle, a second lever pivotally mounted on said sheath and provided with,v a handle opposed to the first handle, spring means interposed between said levers for normally spreading same apart, a projectable and retractable cutter head telescopically mounted in said sheath and adapted to be projected beyond the sheath, said cutter head embodying a relatively lixed toothed cutter guard and a complemental relatively shiftable and shearing cutter bar cooperable therewith, and an operating connection between the cutter head and second named lever, said sheath including a slotted wall and said cutter bar having pins operable in the slots.

'7. In a hand applied sample cutter of the class described, a sheath embodying spaced parallel inner and outer walls, a handle attached to a portion of said sheath and having a hand grip, said handle being relatively fixed, a second handle pivotally attached to said sheath and having a hand grip opposed to rst named hand grip, cutter means embodying coacting toothed members, said members being projectable from the sheath and being located in relation to the other member to provide a shearing action in order to project the cutter means and to then shear the goods, and an operating connection between the second pivoted handle and the cutter means.

8. In a hand applied sample cutter of the class described, a sheath embodying spaced parallel inner and outer Walls, a handle attached to a portion of said sheath and having a hand grip, said handle being relatively fixed, a second handle pivotally attached to said sheath and having a hand grip opposed to first named hand grip, cutter means embodying coacting toothed members, said members being projectable from the sheath and being located in relation to the other member to provide a shearing action in order to project the cutter means and to then shear the goods, and an operating connection between the second pivoted handle and the cutter means, said cutter means embodying a finger terminating in a hook, said finger being resilient and said hook being adapted to snare the sample which is cut, and an operating connection between said pivoted handle and the nger.

9. The structure specified in claim 8, said inner wall having bayonet-type slots, the relatively movable toothed cutter member having headed plints and said headed pins being operable in said s o s.

10. A hand applied moved and operable sample cutter and taker of the class described comprising a substantially square shell forming a sheath and embodying four rim walls and four opposed parallel complemental inner rim walls, the respective pairs of walls being spaced apart, a substantially square frame structure operable within said shell and embodying four marginal cutters, the respective cutters-each` including a toothed cutter guard and -a toothedcutter blade,l theY respectiveI cutters being operable in the'adjacent spacesbetween the respective rim-walls, a rig-id lever mounted on one of -the' outerrim vil-:illsv of the sheath, a second I lever pivotally-mounted on the opposed rim wall-0f the sheath,` said/levers being adapted for coaction with each other and having spr-ingmeans interposed therebetween and anoperating oonnection between the pivoted lever andthe cutter frame.

11. The structurefdened -in claim 10, the inner rim Walls on the respective sides of the adapter having bayonet-type slots, the relatively movable cutter blades having headed-pinsvoperable insa/id slots.

12.The structure dened in claim 10, the inf REFERENCES A CITED KIehe. following ,references are 0f -reord .,.inthe 131e v@i @latenti STATES PATENTS 

